by Red Sox overcome in-flight turbulence: The Red Sox took a flight to Minnesota after their victory over the Dodgers on Sunday, ahead of their three-game series against the Twins. It turned out to be a painful experience that necessitated an unplanned stop in Detroit (and a good dose of turbulence throughout).
Manager Alex Coratold informed Chris Cotillo of MassLive on Monday that the flight was rough last night. Extremely harsh. For them. I slept through it, so I’m not sure. Following that flight, many persons were injured. Before arriving here, we had to pass via Detroit. I dozed out when we arrived in Detroit, and then we found ourselves here. However, things were difficult there.
Others struggled more than Cora, who, perhaps appropriately, as a manager, was able to tune out the volatility.
According to Tim Healey of The Boston Globe, Boston starter Lucas Giolito said, “At least on a roller coaster, you know when the drop is coming or you know when you’re rolling right or left.” It’s visible to you. But it was like, “Oh boy,” when seated on an airplane. I kind of flew up out of my seat at one point. All right, it’s time to fasten your seat belt.
Several of Giolito’s colleagues shared his story.
According to Trevor Story, who told Healey that the turbulence in the second flight continued for an hour without a break, the lads were having difficulty.
“It was terrible,” Story said. It was probably the most turbulent flight I’ve ever taken. It took everything I had not to let it out, even though I don’t experience motion sickness.
When the Red Sox dropped the series opener to the Twins on Monday, the flight’s aftereffects proved to be problematic. This was made worse by a separate but equally rare circumstance: a 90-minute rain delay before the final inning. Pitcher Garrett Whitlock was still groggy from the journey, so Boston played the entire game without him (via Cotillo).
The team was completely recovered by Tuesday and started celebrating the unforeseen hardship with airplane wings. It’s debatable which Red Sox player initiated it, but Story claimed he became aware of it after Ceddanne Rafaela sailed into third place with a triple. The 24-year-old mimicked the roughness of a flight by swaying his outstretched arms up and down in celebration.
Ceddanne, hurry up!SN6CHyDG4y pic.twitter.com/
I thought, “What is that?” when I saw him performing it. Story stated. After that, I connected the dots. Wow, that’s a sick celly, I thought. I enjoy it.
Boston swept to victory Tuesday, defeating Minnesota 8–5 to end the series.
“We’re accepting it,” the story said. We will give it our all since we have games to play.
The Red Sox (58-51) maintained their hold on one of the American League’s wild card slots with the victory.
huge admirers of Cellypic, the most recent Sox smash.https://k1xvhEZ1q0
Fact: The Rockies selected Trevor Story with the 45th overall pick in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft. That year, whose standout outfielder was selected five spots before Story by the Red Sox?
The response is at the bottom.
Hint: He was Boston’s ALCS MVP that season and went on to win a Gold Glove in 2018.
Schedules and scores:
With his 16th home run of the season and three RBIs overall, Trevor Story helped the Red Sox defeat the Twins 8–5 on Tuesday.
At 1:10 p.m. this afternoon, the two teams wrap up their three-game series in Minnesota.
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Slow-motion strikeout: During Tuesday’s crushing defeat to the Orioles, Blue Jays catcher Ali Sanchez earned a strikeout on a pitch that was traveling at 35 miles per hour.
Ali Sanchez gets the K after taking the mound!Alex Jackson is struck out by the catcher’s 35 mph pitchpic.https://bty3nRJiZ8
This day in 2013: Before the MLB trade deadline, the Red Sox acquired starting pitcher Jake Peavy.
Daily highlight: During Tuesday’s Red Sox victory, Ceddanne Rafaela once again made an incredibly challenging play look easy.
Ceddanne’s specialtypic.twitter.com/Wxh1giL7h0 = Diving catches
Jackie Bradley Jr. is the trivia answer.
Since 2016, Hayden Bird has been employed at Boston.com as a sports staff writer. He covers all aspect of New England sports.
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